Sigaus piliferus is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in New Zealand.[1][2] Sigaus piliferus is restricted to alpine and sub-alpine habitats in North Island New Zealand.[3] This grasshopper species has two ecotypes - the shubland form in the north with relatively long legs and the alpine form in the south.[4][3] The two ecotypes were probably isolated during the last glacial maximum but are now in contact in the central volcanic region of North Island.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Catantopinae |
| Tribe: | Catantopini |
| Genus: | Sigaus |
| Species: | S. piliferus
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| Sigaus piliferus Hutton, 1898
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References
edit- ^ "Sigaus piliferus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2020). "species Sigaus piliferus Hutton, 1898". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ a b c Meza‐Joya, Fabio Leonardo; Morgan‐Richards, Mary; Trewick, Steven A. (2024). "Phenotypic and genetic divergence in a cold‐adapted grasshopper may lead to lineage‐specific responses to rapid climate change". Diversity and Distributions. 30 (6). doi:10.1111/ddi.13848. ISSN 1366-9516.
- ^ Bigelow, R. S. (1967). The grasshoppers (Acrididae) of New Zealand. University of Canterbury Publications.
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